Saying Please / Asking Favors

Question 1

Noun + (을/를) 주세요

Answer 1

“(Please)Give me…”; “Give me (noun) please” (to anyone who you’re not close with, and to anyone who’s older than you).

주세요 is literally a command, and means “Give (me)”. It’s a way to tell someone to “give” something.

Comes from 주다 (to give) and the grammar form (으)세요 used to make polite requests.

세요 ending is an Honorific Ending, which is a part of Honorific Speech, a very polite way of speaking to someone. It is important to be polite, especially when asking someone for a favor.

Question 2

Noun + (을/를) 줘

Answer 2

“Give me…” (to close friends who are the same age as you or younger)

줘 is not polite and should not be used with anyone else

Question 3

Action Verb stem + (으)세요

Answer 3

“Do [verb]” (a polite way to ask someone to do [verb])

1) Get verb stem of an Action Verb.
2) Attach 으세요 if it ends in a consonant, or attach 세요 if it ends in a vowel.

For action verbs where the verb stem ends with ㄹ, remove it before attaching 세요.

Question 4

“만이 파세요!”

Answer 4

“Sell a lot!” (Is one way to say goodbye after making a purchase from a shop owner)

This is a way to express that you hope they sell a lot of their product.

팔다 —> 파 - ㄹ = 파 —> 파 + 세요 = 파세요 , ‘sell…’

Question 5

Conjugated Action Verb 주세요

Answer 5

“Please do [verb]” (a polite way to say “please do [verb]” or “do [verb] for me”)

1) Conjugate an Action Verb, but do not attach 요 to the end.
2) Add 주세요.

Use this form to make more polite requests.
Ex: 하다 —> 하세요 “Do it”
하다 —> 해 주세요 “Please do it” or “Please do it for me”